OFFSET
1,1
COMMENTS
k times nested a(a(...a(1))) = A076146(k+1) is the Matula-Goebel number of the binomial tree order k constructed by an "expansion" method starting from a singleton and successively adding a new leaf under every vertex.
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FORMULA
a(n) = 2 * Product_{i=1..k} prime(a(primepi(p[i]))), where n = p[1]*...*p[k] is the prime factorization of n with multiplicity (A027746).
EXAMPLE
tree n=6 tree a(6) = 78
R R___ root R
| \ |\ \
A B A @ B new vertices
| |\ \ "@" below each
C C @ @ existing
\
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PROG
(PARI) a(n) = my(f=factor(n)); 2*factorback([prime(self()(primepi(p))) | p<-f[, 1]], f[, 2]);
CROSSREFS
KEYWORD
nonn
AUTHOR
Kevin Ryde, Oct 01 2021
STATUS
approved